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Typical cell division happens by either mitosis or meiosis.
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Krissi Danielsson, Parents, 30 July 2024
In meiosis, a cell also divides into two halves, but these halves each have 23 chromosomes.
—Krissi Danielsson, Parents, 30 July 2024
That division, called meiosis, results in the egg, which can eventually be fertilized by a sperm, and three extra cells called polar bodies.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2024
Surprisingly, the granulosa cells decide when meiosis can be completed.
—John Travis, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Only immediately before ovulation do the granulosa cells release their restraints and let meiosis run its full course.
—John Travis, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
The last major step in the development of an oocyte in its follicle is to complete a genetic shuffle known as meiosis.
—John Travis, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
In mice exposed to BPA and its replacements, sperm had fewer numbers of the proteins that allow chromosomes to complete meiosis, the cell division process that gives rise to genetically distinct eggs and sperm.
—Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 13 Sep. 2018
The lab is also trying to figure out how to get eggs to enter a special form of cell division called meiosis that prepares them for being fertilized.
—Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2023
Krissi Danielsson, Parents, 30 July 2024
In meiosis, a cell also divides into two halves, but these halves each have 23 chromosomes.
—Krissi Danielsson, Parents, 30 July 2024
That division, called meiosis, results in the egg, which can eventually be fertilized by a sperm, and three extra cells called polar bodies.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2024
Surprisingly, the granulosa cells decide when meiosis can be completed.
—John Travis, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Only immediately before ovulation do the granulosa cells release their restraints and let meiosis run its full course.
—John Travis, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
The last major step in the development of an oocyte in its follicle is to complete a genetic shuffle known as meiosis.
—John Travis, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
In mice exposed to BPA and its replacements, sperm had fewer numbers of the proteins that allow chromosomes to complete meiosis, the cell division process that gives rise to genetically distinct eggs and sperm.
—Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 13 Sep. 2018
The lab is also trying to figure out how to get eggs to enter a special form of cell division called meiosis that prepares them for being fertilized.
—Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2023
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“Meiosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meiosis. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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